Teachers, parents ready corporation middle school at Masakalipalayam for reopening

Coimbatore: Teachers of Masakalipalayam corporation middle school and parents have come together to clean classrooms and school premises, giving a push to the state government’s ‘Namakku Naame Thittam’ initiative.
They also have pooled in money to paint benches and desks, which were rusted as they were not used for long.
School headmistress K Mythili said as soon as she learned about the ‘Namakku Naame Thittam’ initiative, she had invited parents of the students to discuss the idea of cleaning and painting the school by themselves. “Most of the parents responded positively and they sponsored paint, sanitisers and face masks. Teachers too played their part to make the initiative a success.”
She said while the city corporation workers would come and clean the school premises, it would take some time as they had to cover many schools. “Hence, we decided to do the job ourselves.” According to her, Santhosh Kumar, a parent, had brought his friends to paint the benches. Teachers too joined them and cleaned the classrooms.”
Another parent, Kanthasamy, meanwhile, brought some workers and cleaned water tanks and sumps, she said. “We have completed two rounds of cleaning the entire premises and are ready to welcome students on Monday.”
The school offers various extracurricular activities and has an android application that connects teachers, students and parents smoothly. The school has a strength of 350 students in primary classes (I to IV) and 105 in upper primary classes (V to VIII).
With the school still receiving applications for admissions, the city corporation has decided to construct five more classrooms at a cost of Rs 55 lakh. “A private firm has already contributed Rs 26 lakh for the same under the ‘Namakku Naame Thittam’ initiative,” a corporation official said.